Ash receiver



Sept. 18, 1951 A. T. HAGERTY ET AL ASH RECEIVER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 6, 1949 P 13, 1951 A. T. HAGERTY ET AL 2,568,151

ASH RECEIVER Filed April 6, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 18, 1951 ENT OFFICE i ASH RECEIVER Andrew T. Hagerty' and Yale W. Ehret, Elkhart, Ind., assignors to The Adlake Company, a corporation of. Illinois 4 7 Application April 6, 1949, Serial No. 85,827

5 Claims.

3 This invention relates to ash receivers of the type disclosed in 'I-Iagertyet al. No. 2,082,158, June 1, 1937, and Presnall No. 2,082,181, June 1, 1937, and has for its'principal objects to provide improved means to latch the receptacle in receiving position for use and to provide the receptacle with a separate storage tray latched in place for use and readily removable for cleaning.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the ash receptacle adapted to be installed in the back of a chair, in a wall, or other convenient place for use;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar section with the receptacle frame swung toward inverted position and the large storage tray in a position it may assume in being removed or replaced;

Fig. 4 is a front elevation with the receptacle frame in inverted position and the storage tray in position to discharge its contents; Fig. 5 is a plan view looking at the top of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing parts in the position they may assume when the receptacle frame is being swung into or out of normal position.

Generally speaking, the device comprises a supporting frame or facing plate A, a large storage receptacle or tray B, a housing or casing C projecting from the frame A through a rectangular hole D (Fig. 3) in a wall, the back of achair, or the like, E; a primary tray forming plate F cooperating with the storage receptacle or tray B to close the latter and receive the ashes from the cigar or cigarette.

The frame or facing plate A is in this instance formed up of sheet metal, and the bottom rail Ill (Figs. 2 and 3) has a flange II rolled at l2 to form a bearing for the pintle I3 upon which the receptacle frame, generally indicated by G, is mounted.

The upper edge of the bottom rail I is provided with an inwardly directed flange l4, and the side rails l and I6 (Fig. 4) of the frame have similar flanges I! (Fig. 3) stopping somewhat short of the top rail IS. A narrow, inturned flange [9 (Figs. 3 andl) finishes off theuppe'r edge of the top rail l8 and extends down on the side rails l5 and I8 to shoulders 20. A bead 2| extends along the lower edge of the top rail I8 and down the inner edge of the side rails I5 and I8. and is continuous with an. inwardly directed flange 22.

The receptacle frame G is also formed of sheet metal and includes a body portion or front wall or walls 24 bent laterally to form the wing walls or flanges 25 to overlie the side rails l5 and J6 of the supporting frame or facing plate A. The lower portions of the side walls 24 have openings to receive the pintle I3 by which the receptacle frame is pivotally mounted on the supporting frame to swing as indicated in the several views of the drawings. The free edges of the wing flanges 25 are rolled over at 26 to overlap the edges of the side rails I5 and I6.

The large storage receptacle or storage tray B is a sort of open ended box including front 21,

back 28, and sides 29 connected to a bottom 30. The upper ends of the sides 29 are sloped at 3| and curved at 32.

The side walls 24 have similar curved upper edges turned over at 33 to receive the curved portions 32, and form in effect trunnion bearings about which the storage tray B may revolve in being put in place and removed from the receptacle frame. They form a sort of rotary engagement for the upper end of the storage tray, which is held in place by a latch spring, generally indicated by L.

The latch is shown as an L-shaped piece of spring metal having a body portion 34 secured against the front wall 23 of the receptacle frame G and a laterally directed spring portion 35 having a rounded nose or cam portion 36 to cam over the corner of the storage trayB and latch it in place, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The body portion 34 of the latch L is secured at its lower end by having the corresponding edge of the body plate 23 turned over and around it, as shown at 31 (Figs. 2 and 3). In addition, angle brackets 38 are welded to the body portion 34 and the side walls or sheets 24. This leaves the laterally projecting portion 35 extending away from the front wall 23 of the receptacle frame and free to act as a spring latch with the nose or cam portion 36 cooperating with an adjacent corner 39 of the storage tray B.

The storage tray may be displaced (Fig. 3) by merely pulling it away from the receptacle frame and rotating it about the turned over edges 23 of the walls 24. It is put in place by a reverse movement, and during both of these movements the corner 30 of the storage tray moves past the nose 36 by a sort of camming action.

The bottom rail ill of the supporting frame or facing plate A is provided with a catch 40 con- I sisting of two bent plates 4| each having an out- 23 bent inwardly atitsedgesto form side sheets 1 wardly and upwardly inclined arm 42 ending in a curved cam portion 43.

A cooperating latch is formed by spring plates.

ing in a curved cam portion 41 to cooperate with the cam portion 43 on the catch 40.

As the receptacle frame G moves from the position shown in Fig. 2 toward that shown in Fig. 3 or the reverse, the catches 40 and the spring plates pass through the relationshownv in Fig. 6, and there; snap to, open or closedposition due to. the coaction of the cam portions 43 and 41, and the resilience of the spring plates 44. V

The closed position, shown in Fig. 2, is maintained tight for service, but the receptacle B and frame G are readily freed for cleaningbyan outward pull, which moves the cam portion 41 over the cam portion 43, as will appear from a comparison of Figs. 2 and 6.

The primary tray forming plate F*is pivot'ed' on a pintle 50 extending across the casing or-housing C adjacent to the top rail 18 of the supporting, frame or, facing plate A, and a. spring 5| wound about the pintle, urges the tray forming plate F toward the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but permitting it to be swung inwardly from that position to drop ashes into the storage tray B:

Thecurved' portion 52' of the plate F extends between the sides 29' of the storage tray B and underneath the turned over edges 33' of. the side plates 24', and has its free edge 53 adjacent to thefront wall 21 of the large storage tray B; It thus forms the primary receptacle for ashes, but may be swung to an inward position against the resistance of a spring 5! to dump accumulation "into the storage tray]? and immediately close it again so as to stifle burning cigarette butts and such like.

The tray forming plate F-is provided with an operating handle 54.

Thedevice as a whole is made fast at the-bottom by screws 55 passing'through thebottomrail into the wall E. It-is madefast-at the top by an angle plate 56- slotted at 51 to receive screws 58 equipped with lock Washers 59. Thus, the device is easily emplaced by inserting it through the opening Dand engaging the angle plate 56 with the'wall as shown in Fig. 3, and then rotating it to position and inserting thescrews 55-.

We claim:

1. An ash receiver comprising asupporting frame having; side portionsanda' bottom portion adapted tocover" the margins of an opening in a supporting wall, areceptacle frame-having side portions and having a lower portion hinged to the" bottom portion of the supporting frame to swing between a forwardly projected discharge position and a retracted ash receiving position in which the portions of the receptacle frame o-ver-' liethe corresponding portions of thesupporting frame, alatch element forwardly 'proj ecting from the bottom portion of the supporting frame, and

a cooperating latch" element formed;on the-receptacle frame and projecting forwardly 't'owardthe lower. portion thereof, at least-one-ofsaid elements being resilient and atleast one of them having a cam surface'en ageable by, the otherelement when the receptacle frame is swung to retracted position, whereby-said receptacle frame may belatched in retracted'position witha resilientlatch element biasing the side portions-of thereceptacle frame against, theside portions. of the supporting. frame and may be. released by,'forward pull on the receptacle frame.

2. The combination as set forth in claim.- 1 in, which both of the latch: elements, are: spring platesand have cooperating cam endportions.

3;.An. ash. receiver, comprising a supporting frame adapted to be made fast to the vertical surface of a support and to trim the margins of an opening therein, a receptacle frame hinged at its bottom to the bottom of the supporting frame to swing between a retracted ash receiving. position and a forwardly projected discharge position, said; receptacle: frame having an inturned upper edge portion, latch means extending rearwardly from the receptacle frame, a removable tray having its upper edge engaged under't-he inturned upper edge portion of the re ceptacleframaandhaving its bottom releasably mounted onv said: latch means, whereby the tray will be, enclosed bx the supporting frame when the receptacle, frame is in retracted position and will be exposedfor'removal from said latch means whenthe: receptacle frame is in forwardly projected position, and other latch means comprising cooperating elementaformedon. said frames respectivelyfor releasablyv latching the; receptacle. frame iniretracted position.v

4. The combination as set forth in claim 3 in which; the,- latch, means: isan arm having, at its; free end a. resilient upturned flange which frictionally engages the lower portion of the rear wall-of the trayt.

5. An ash receiver comprising a supporting framechaving side portions and a bottom portionadaptedto-cover the margins of: an opening in a supporting. walluarreeeptacle. frame having side portions; and. having. a lower. portion hinged to the bottom portion of the supporting frame to, swing, between, a. forwardly projected discharge. positionand a. retracted: ash. receivingposition inwhichthe portions of the receptacle frame overlie the corresponding, portions of the supporting. frame, latch, elements operatively connectedto the bottom: portion of the supporte ing frame and to-the lower portion of thereceptacle frame:respeetively-,, atleastone of said elements being resilient and at least one of them havinga: camsurface engageableby the other elementtwhen the'receptacle frameis' swungto retractedposition,whereby said receptacle frame may be latched in retracted position with are: s ilientr latch element. biasing the side portions of the. receptacle frame againstthe sideportions of the supporting,frameqand-may be releasedby; forward; pull onthereceptacle frame, an. in-v turned flange formedonlthe upper portion of the, receptacle-frame, alatcharm extending-rear wardly. from: the. .lower portion of the receptacle frame, and a: removabletray; having its-t upper. edge engaged under said inturned flange and having its bottom releasably mounted on said 1atch,arm, wherebythe tray willrbeenclosert by. the supporting frame when.- the' receptacle is in retracted: position and; will be exposed fornpree moval when.the-- receptacle 1 is in forwardly" pro: jecting position.

ANDREW T. .I-LAGERTY; Y-ALE W. EHRET.

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